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Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson celebrates after the English Premier League football match against Stoke City  at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England...

  PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti believes it would be out of the question to tempt “Manchester United idol” Wayne Rooney into signing...

LONDON: Rafa Benitez (pictured) will continue to rotate his Chelsea players as they bid to deal with a fixture pile-up and rebound from...

BRASILIA: The Brasilia Stadium set to host 2013 Confederations Cup games in June will not be ready until next month after heavy rainfall...

DORTMUND, Germany: Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted his club underestimated ticket demands for their Champions League home semi-final against Real Madrid...

  MANAMA: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president should automatically be on world body FIFA’s executive committee instead of having to go through a...

Action from the second edition of the Aspire Academy International Under-18 football tournament 2013 which kicked off at Aspire academy yesterday. In yesterday’s...

Qatar coach Fahad Thani is seen during a team training session in this file photo taken in Doha last month. Fahad yesterday announced...

ROME: AC Milan’s Mathieu Flamini went from hero to zero as he first scored and was then sent off in the 1-1 draw...

  MADRID, Spain: Real Betis midfielder Nosa Igiebor has claimed he was racially abused by his own supporters as he warmed-up during Friday’s Seville...

MADRID: Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura was delighted with how some of his side’s fringe players performed as they swept aside Real Zaragoza...

  RIO DE JANEIRO: Two football fans died after clashes broke out following a match staged as a test event for the opening of...

LONDON: Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero won’t be punished by the Football Association for his ugly challenge on Chelsea’s David Luiz in their...

Jamal Al Nahdi (left), President, Al Nahdi Group and Saoud Al Mohannadi, General Secretary of Qatar Football Association during a sponsorship signing ceremony...

Qatar coach Fahad Thani is seen with national team player Hassan Al Haydos of Al Sadd club during a team training session in...

  DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Al Sadd will take on Al Rayyan in the first semi-final of the Heir Apparent Cup, it...

Manchester City’s French midfielder Samir Nasri (right) celebrates with team-mates after scoring the opening goal during the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at...